Health
The Foundations for Achievement
2. Edition May 2001
164 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This inspirational book provides the philosophical backbone tocountless courses for health professionals. It poses twofundamental questions - "What is health?" and "How can more healthbe achieved?" - and answers them at a depth unmatched by any othertext in this field. David Seedhouse shows that these questions lieat the heart of health practice, and explains why all healthworkers should ponder them deeply.
This second edition retains the freshness and enthusiasm of thefirst, while making the foundations theory and its practicalapplications clearer and more accessible than ever. The bookincludes additional material and discussion, new case studies andrevised illustrations.
* Describes and explores competing theories of health
* Establishes a practical and ethical foundation for healthpromotion and education
* Explains the foundations theory - a novel and comprehensive wayto understand health
* Shows how the foundations theory might be used to create morehumane health services
Preface.
Preface to the First Edition.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction to the Second Edition.
What is Health?
The Need for Philosophy.
The Problem of Meaning.
Theories of Health.
The Fullest Sense of Health.
The Idea of Human Potential.
The Assessment of the Health of Individuals.
The Aims of Health Education and Promotion.
How Can Health for All be Achieved?
References.
Index.
"The clear and didactic presentation makes it a textbook veryuseful for students and researchers not familiar with all aspectsof cell regulation." (Community Practitioner, November 2001)
"...You will find it not only intellectually exciting but alsohighly thought-provoking..." (Jnl of the Royal Society for thePromotion of Health, September 2002)
"...the primary merit of this book is perhaps the clear andengaging way it draws attention to the question 'what ishealth?'..." (Journal of Health Psychology, Vol.8,No.2)
